Exam 7: Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

In a criminal lawsuit, the government is represented by a lawyer called defense attorney.

In legal terminology, evil intent is also known as ________.

What is nolo contendere in legal proceedings?

In a criminal lawsuit, guilt has to be proven beyond any reasonable doubt.

A(n)________ is a charge of having committed a crime, usually a felony, based on the judgment of a grand jury.

________ is the fraudulent conversion of property by a person to whom that property was entrusted.

Which Fifth Amendment provision in the U.S. Constitution do the Miranda Rights refer to?

In a criminal case, the government is represented by the ________.

Mark and Jack work as clerks at the New Bank of North America, which they plan to rob. In order to plan and execute the robbery, Mark and Jack obtained the floor plans of the bank, studied security arrangements and movements of security personnel. They even got weapons, incase force is required, as they plan to rob the bank during working hours. But the police got information about the plan and arrested Mark and Jack, and thus prevented the robbery from taking place. Which of the following crimes have Mark and Jack committed?

Extortion of private persons is commonly referred to as blackmail.

According to the ________, evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure can generally be prohibited from introduction at a trial or an administrative proceeding against the person searched.

A suspect can assert his Fifth Amendment privilege even after he is given a grant of immunity.

Persons injured by a RICO violation can bring a private civil RICO action against the violator.

________ is defined as the substantial likelihood that a person either committed or is about to commit a crime.

Discuss "receiving stolen property" as a crime.

The two elements that are required to be found guilty of an intent crime are ________ and ________.

Discuss mail fraud and wire fraud.

Gregory Aimes, who is being tried for murder, has been appointed Linda Steve as an attorney for his defense. While questioning Gregory about the case, Linda gets a confession of murder from Gregory. Linda cannot divulge this information to the proper authorities due to the attorney-client privilege, wherein all information exchanged between client and attorney are confidential. Under which one of the following conditions can Linda lawfully break her attorney-client privilege with Gregory?

Tim Talon has been found by a court of law to be guilty of reckless driving and killing a pedestrian as a consequence. His defense was that he was driving under the influence of alcohol and lost control of his automobile. He was subsequently punished for his crime. How would the court classify Tim Talon's case for intent?

The Miranda Rights assures the arrested that a lawyer will be appointed to the arrested if he or she cannot afford one.